Yasmine Albayyat of Saudi Arabia, a junior at Greene County High School, will give a presentation Sunday, Feb. 15, from 9 to 10 am at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. All are welcome. The presentation is rescheduled from Feb. 1.
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Superior ratings for P-C speech team
Paton-Churdan speech team competed at the Iowa High School Speech Association large group state contest at Valley High School in West Des Moines on Feb. 7. They made several revisions to their original film prior to contest, taking into consideration their district judge’s suggestions. Their silent film, The Illusion, was given three “1” ratings. The students participating in the event…
Read MoreGreene County Cattlemen plan banquet
The Greene County Cattlemen will hold their annual banquet Saturday, Feb. 21, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. A social hour will begin at 6 pm, with a rib-eye steak dinner catered by Lidderdale Country Store served at 6:30. The trophy auction and drawings for numerous door prizes will begin after the meal.
Read More“Pools Paradise” in rehearsal
Rehearsals are well under way for the Community Players of Greene County’s (CPGC) lunder upcoming production of Pools Paradise, a comedy written by Philip King. The three-act comedy is under the direction of Josh Tuel, a first time director for CPGC. He is assisted in the directing duties by Linda Nichols, also a first time director. The cast included CPGC…
Read MoreGrammy-nominated jazz ensemble to perform April 9
Beta Tau Delta sponsored concert Although the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, which will appear in Jefferson on April 9, didn’t win a Grammy this year, the 16-piece band was in good company. Its album, “OverTime: Music of Bob Brookmeyer,” was among five nominated for a 2014 Emmy in the large Jazz ensemble category.
Read MoreDocumentary about PTSD and farming coming to Churdan
Area residents are invited to mark their calendars to attend a showing of the documentary Terra Firma Monday, March 23, at the Paton-Churdan school auditorium. The event will begin at 6:30 pm. The Churdan library board and staff is organizing and hosting the event. The film is about three female combat veterans who learn to deal with their PTSD through…
Read MoreGreene County Gobblers hold annual dinner
The Greene County Gobblers chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation held its 10th annual Hunting Heritage banquet Saturday evening at Clover Hall in Jefferson. About 125 hunting enthusiasts enjoyed a meal catered by Lidderdale Country Store. The evening included a silent auction that raised $1,625 and a live auction cried by Kevin Lentz raised more than $5,000. The 41…
Read MoreExtension slates pesticide applicator courses
Greene County Extension will host several continuing instructional courses (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators throughout February and March. The training is required to be completed by the end of the year in order to maintain commercial certification with the state of Iowa.
Read MoreLong term plan for Lincoln Highway topic of public meeting
Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway hosting The Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, Iowa’s longest scenic or historic byway, is hosting a public meeting Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 6:30 pm at the Greene County Historical Society Museum at 219 E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson.
Read MoreSay it, Iowans: “Progressive”
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Oh, poor Iowa, we’re in season again. The conservative politicos were invited in last month by one of our least progressive politicians to speechify a year ahead of time — Iowa caucusus are set right now for February of 2016 — and we get to hear the media talk about us as the Tea Party/evangelistic…
Read MoreINS offers scholarships for 2015 grads
Iowa Network Services (INS), based in Des Moines, has established the INS scholarship program for students pursing a STEM-related course of study. High school juniors and graduating seniors within the 2014-2015 school year are eligible. Scholarship awards ranging between $500- $1,000 will be offered to students who have outstanding academic and achievement records. Since Jefferson Telecom is an independent telephone…
Read MoreWild Rose still looking at August opening
Wild Rose Jefferson is still planning to open in early August, contrary to what has been announced at two recent public meetings. At the county board of supervisors meeting Monday and at the Jefferson city council meeting Tuesday, city officials said that Wild Rose has moved the date up to June.
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